You might think lifting heavy weights is just about building muscle and getting stronger, but the mental health benefits of resistance training rival those of antidepressants and therapy for many ...

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American men are much more likely to pursue strength training than women. CDC data published in May 2022 revealed that 35.2% of adult men and 26.9% of adult women met the federal guideline for ...

In the world of strength training, hypertrophy often steals the spotlight, for obvious reasons; It’s visible. Defined, muscular physiques clearly signal that person has spent time putting in the work.

Strength is cool. However sophisticated we are, the moment we’re passed a jar of jam and asked to unscrew a reluctant lid, we give our all to be the kitchen hero. Strength is also vital to our health ...

Three new titles explore the power of women building muscle. By Danielle Friedman For most of modern history, women were warned that lifting heavy weights was unladylike and possibly dangerous. Even ...

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When Lindsay Quyle first started lifting weights, she felt super intimidated. "I didn't fit in with that gym bro culture," she says. At the time, she saw weight rooms as the domain of men, filled with ...

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